Handle for mattresses and the like



M. BECHIK HANDLE FOR MATTRESSES AND. THE LIKE Dec. 5, 1950 Filed Sept.24, 1949 3y M40427 A Patented Dec. 5, 1950 HANDLE FOR MATTRESSES AND THELIKE Michael Bechik, St. Paul, Minn, assignor to Bechik Products, Inc.,St. Paul, Minn, a corporation of Minnesota Application September 24,1949, Serial No. 117,633

1 Claim.

My invention relates to an improvement in handles for mattresses and thelike, and, generally stated, consists of the novel devices, arrangementof devices, and novel arrangement or parts hereinafter described anddefined in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like partsthroughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a mattress illustrating my novel handleconstruction secured to the side wall thereof; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view, partly in plan and partly insection, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring with greater particularity to the drawings, the numeral Iindicates in its entirety a mattress having a side wall 2 formed ofconventional boxing. Shown as secured to the wall 2 in spaced relationto each other are a pair of grommets 3, which are peened on their innerends against washers 4 so as to securely lock the washers in placeagainst the inner surface 5 of the member 2.

An elongated handle 6, preferably formed from cord or the like, is shownas lying flush against the outer surface I of the wall 2 with its freeends 8 projecting one each through one of the grommets 3. Adjacent thefree ends 8, said handle member 6 is provided with anchoring heads 9,which are of a size and shape to normally discourage passage outwardlythereof through the grommets 3. Particularly, and as shown, theanchoring heads 9 are of the type disclosed in my earlier Patent No.2,248,328. However, for the purpose of this invention, it isspecifically understood that said anchoring heads 9 may varyconsiderably in size and shape. It will be noted that the length of thehandle 6, intermediate the anchoring head 9, is somewhat greater thanthe distance between the grommets 3 when the mattress wall 2 isstretched taut. Therefore, the portion of the handle member 6 along theouter surface I of the wall 2 would normally tend to drop down or sag inview of this slack. To obviate this, I interpose a coil compressionspring I0 intermediate one of the washers 4 and its adjacent orcooperating head Cir 9. It will be observed that said coil compressionspring has suflicient strength to stretch the handle 6 taut against theouter surface 1 of the wall 2 when the handle is not being used. On theother hand, when a hand is inserted between the handle 6 and the wall 2,the spring will be compressed sufficiently to readily accommodate thehand and without stretching of the side wall.

My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be completelysatisfactory for the accomplishment of the above objects, and while Ihave disclosed a commercial form of my invention, it should beunderstood that same is capable of modification without departure fromthe scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

In combination with a mattress wall, a pair of washers, a pair ofgrommets extending through said mattress wall and said washers in spacedrelation and securing the latter to the inside wall of the former, aflexible handle extending along the outer surface of said wall with itsfree ends projecting one each through one of said grommets, anchoringheads on the opposite ends of said handle within said wall, said headsnormally being incapable of passing outwardly through said grommets andbeing longitudinallyspaced on said handle a distance greater than thedistance between said grommets, and a coil compression spring interposedbetween one of said heads and the adjacent grommet on the inside of saidmattress Wall whereby to stretch the handle intermediate said grommetstaut along the exterior of said mattress wall.

MICHAEL BECHIK.

REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 22,807 Bechik Oct. 29, 1946FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 394,513 Great Britain June 29, 1933

